Dr. Pita is a Lecturer and Adjunct Associate Scientist in civil engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Mr. Mick Scott – joined Engineering Innovation in 2009

Mr. Scott is a mechanical engineer and the K-12 STEM Director and teacher at St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville, MD.

Dr. Orla Wilson – joined Engineering Innovation in 2009

Dr. Wilson received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Chemistry from Dublin City University. Dr. Wilson has been a lecturer in the Materials Science and Engineering department at JHU since July 2008 and continues to enjoy instructing the undergraduate lab class and senior design as well as teaching nanotech electives each semester. Dr. Wilson was recently awarded the Robert. B. Pond, Sr. Undergraduate Teaching award, given annually by the Whiting School of Engineering. She has been an instructor/senior instructor with Engineering Innovation since July 2009.

Dr. Dwight Smith – Joined Engineering Innovation in 2013

Dr. Smith is a mechanical engineer who teaches engineering at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Ugur Erturun – joined Engineering Innovation in 2018

Dr. Erturun received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Ms. May Thu Nwe Nwe – joined Engineering Innovation in 2018

Ms. Nwe Nwe is a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Ms. Fozia Ahmed – joined Engineering Innovation in 2018

Ms. Ahmed is a PhD candidate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Sarvenaz Sarabipour – joined Engineering Innovation in 2018

Dr. Sarabipour received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Institute for Computational Medicine in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Site Specific Information

Summer Discovery will run the residential portion of Engineering Innovation. To contact staff during the program, please call 410-516-8958.

Residential students who wish to leave campus overnight to visit with family or friends must complete the following form and either bring it to campus at check-in or email it to us at enginnovation@jhu.edu:

DINING HALL INFORMATION: Residential students will be eating at the Fresh Foods Cafe during their stay on campus. You may find more information about this dining hall on their website: http://pages.jh.edu/~hds/dining/facilities.html. The website currently reflects the dining hours and options for our spring semester. These may change during the summer.

Kosher Dining Information: Engineering Innovation students who require Kosher meals should send us an email so that we may alert the Dining Office about their requirements. These students will be provided with a pre-packaged Kosher meal.

Most days students will have an hour for lunch. Occasionally the lab schedule will necessitate a shorter lunch break. The timing of the lunch break may change daily depending upon the schedule, but it will happen between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM.

Residential Students

For students living in the residence halls, the cost of eating lunch at a campus dining hall is included with the residential program fee. Once the details have been finalized, we will post them here.

Commuter Students: Lunch fee for the Johns Hopkins Baltimore campus: $220 – Commuting students will have lunch at the Fresh Food Cafe (FFC) on the JHU campus for the duration of the course. The total cost to attend the commuter program at JHU Baltimore campus is $2,920 – (Tuition plus Lunch Fee). The lunch fee will be paid with tuition when student enrolls in the program.

Commuting students will need to purchase a month parking pass if they wish to park on campus. Please check with the Homewood Parking and Transportation Office to determine the price and availability of parking permits.

All residential and commuter students will receive a JCard, the Hopkins ID. This JCard will ensure access to the Sheridan Libraries and Brody Learning Commons during regular operating hours. Library Information

Both residential and commuter students will have access to the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute (JHMI) shuttle. This shuttle runs daily and can take students to and from locations such as Mount Vernon/The Peabody Institute, Penn Station, the JHU Homewood Campus, and the JHU Medical Campus. Shuttle Schedule

The Maryland Transit Authority (MTA) also offers transportation by bus throughout the city for a fee. These buses require exact change in cash, so come prepared! If you are going to be using buses throughout the day, you can purchase a day bus pass at a discount. Most Johns Hopkins Students prefer to take the JHMI and Charm City Circulator listed above, but the MTA offers a larger network of bus stops and runs full time.